Category: Male Lead 2 and Male Lead 3 Happy Ending!

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 51 – President Xi’s Bargaining Chip

On the other side, Xi Duan frowned as he looked at the continuous “the other party is typing” text in the upper left corner of his phone screen.

Xi Duan wondered is he hesitating? What is he hesitating for? Is this about the matter with the brand ambassador?

Xi Duan quickly texted: I’m planning to bring Xi Yu, what do you think?

This time, Duan Shu Tong’s reply came in a few short seconds: Sure thing!

Xi Duan’s eyebrows curved with the hint of a smile: In the future, if there’s something wrong with the way I’m raising him, please advise me.

Duan Shu Tong: Xi Yu is very sensible. Just make use of the vacation time to temper him a bit, and he will be just fine.

Xi Duan couldn’t help chuckling out loud. It was the first time he heard someone comment on Xi Yu’s sensibility so sincerely.

The topic seemed to end there, but for some reason he could not bear to put down the phone.

Xi Duan could still remember the first time he rode in the car with the young man. At that time, he thought the young man fiddling on his mobile phone was still childish. He never expected that there would be a day when he would be looking at his phone, waiting in high spirits for the other person’s text.

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

Just as Xi Duan was laughing at himself, Duan Shu Tong resolutely made up his mind and sent the question over: Is it because of you that Lin Man Man is willing to accept the endorsement?

With his gaze fixed on this line, Xi Duan rubbed the back of his phone with his fingers, and then solemnly replied after half a minute: She wanted to retrieve the images that were secretly photographed yesterday and make a deal with me. She doesn’t fit the image as the Xi Company’s brand ambassador. Rather than waste the opportunity, why not have her endorse products that suit her.

After Xi Duan sent this over, Duan Shu Tong did not reply for a long while. Xi Duan’s mind was at sixes and sevens. His lips pursed together into a thin line. His gaze refused to move from the phone screen lest he missed Duan Shu Tong’s text.

The screen went black from inactivity. Xi Duan turned it back on. This repeated for five or six times before Duan Shu Tong finally replied with a succinct text and a gif image: Thank you! [bixin*.gif]

[T/N: 比心 bi xin – Chinese Internet slang meaning to form a hand heart using one’s thumb and forefinger (or by using both hands)]

Looking at the looping image of the little cartoon character sending out hearts, Xi Duan’s eyebrows curved with laughter. But he rationally told himself that this was just an emoticon that was often sent among ordinary friends, and it didn’t represent much at all.

Then the young man sent another message: I’m sorry, just now my sister came to look for me, so I didn’t reply to you in a timely manner.

Xi Duan: It’s okay. Good night.

After replying “good night,” Duan Shu Tong couldn’t help burying his face in his pillow, trying to calm down.

Xi Duan was so considerate! If he kept doing things like this, then Duan Shu Tong might not be able to resist.

But Xi Duan liked Pei Ruo Wei. Even his [DST] gender did not match up.

Just as he was about to enter the bathroom to take a shower, there came a knock at his bedroom door. He got up and opened it to see Duan Si Fu standing at the doorway. He shifted to one side and invited her in.

At the same time, he thought to himself: I just lied to Xi Duan that my sister came to find me, and she really did come to find me.

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

“I heard that you came home, so I came back to see you.” Duan Si Fu did not like to talk excessively, so she bluntly said, “The ‘Clear Sky Has Eyes’ that tried to throw dirt on you before on the Internet have already left Yalan. However, the reputation of Yalan and several other skin care product companies have been more or less affected in some way, and the Spring and Autumn Hall is also the same.”

Duan Shu Tong nodded, “I know. They all think that I stole He Run’s credit.”

Seeing that he seemed confident, Duan Si Fu asked, “Do you have a solution?”

“En, when No. 2 goes on sale, those comments will probably disappear.”

It was as He Run had said. If the effect of Spring Flower No. 2 was really effective in removing scars, then it would be out of the category of skin care products.

This was something that He Run could not do.

Duan Si Fu did not ask any more, “As long as you have a plan, then it’s fine. If there’s anything you need you can always call home. You don’t have to shoulder it alone.”

Duan Shu Tong was just feeling moved by his sister’s concern for him, when she abruptly changed the topic: “I heard that you came back this time because of Miss Pei.”

There didn’t seem to be anything wrong with these words, so Duan Shu Tong deliberately said, “At least I saw what was right and wrong and acted courageously*.”

[*T/N: 见义勇为 – This is an idiom from the Analects. Alternative phrasing: “to stand up bravely for the truth” or “acting heroically in a just cause.”]

Duan Si Fu’s expression was serious, “You have grown up during this period of time. You have to be serious about your feelings. If you really like her, don’t trade her back and forth like before.”

Duan Shu Tong: …

He screamed in his head I didn’t! It’s not me! This is injustice!

Prev | Contents | Next

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 50 – President Xi’s Bargaining Chip

The agent answered, “There’s one for precious stones and jewelry, one for TE perfume, one for car endorsement, and so on. I think the jewelry and perfume ones are more suitable for you. They are both high-end luxury brands. You can take a look…”

Due to the curious coincidence of all this, Lin Man Man decided to ask: “Is there something from the Spring and Autumn Hall?”

“Huh? The Spring and Autumn Hall?” The agent was dumbfounded, “What is that? Wait a moment, I seem to have heard of that somewhere…”

“Is there or is there not?” Lin Man Man asked directly.

“Let me take a look, okay?” From the other end of the line came the sound of rustling papers. “There isn’t any, oh, I just remembered. Yesterday, Lisa recommended a product from the Spring and Autumn Hall to me. It’s called something Spring Flower. I say, man, this name is too cheesy.”

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

Lin Man Man lightly patted her chest. How could there be such an omniscient person? She had just hung up the phone [on Xi Duan] and immediately there was an endorsement invitation from the Spring and Autumn Hall.

She was about to mention to her agent not to omit anything from the Spring and Autumn Hall, when she heard her agent say with some impatience in his voice: “Aish, there is another call coming in. Give it some thought, okay? I’m going to hang up first.”

The call then ended. Lin Man Man sighed helplessly and planned to call her agent back later.

What happened next was the agent called her again not a minute later and said, “Oh my god, the Spring and Autumn Hall just contacted me said that they want you to be their brand ambassador. They’re just some small-time brand, how dare they ask for you to be their brand ambassador? Your endorsement fee is not low. Can their small company afford it?”

The agent prattled on and on. Lin Man Man really did not have the patience to listen. She said straightforwardly, “Just accept the Spring and Autumn’s hall endorsement.”

The agent’s words cut off abruptly, and then there was only silence on the other end of the phone. After a while, he said, “W- Why?”

Adopting the tone of a bazong*, Lin Man Man said, “I said accept it, so just accept it. However, don’t completely agree yet. I will try out the product first, and then we will see.”

[*T/N: 霸总 ba zong – translates to “handsome high-powered businessman.” It is often used as a character trope in romance fictions wherein a domineering CEO falls for a girl of lower social status.]

“Don’t!” The agent objected with great vehemence, “How can you try that kind of thing with your face? Let me find someone else to try it out first.”

Thus, the topic was over. Lin Man Man breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Spring and Autumn Hall’s products were not too bad, she could still accept it.

Beside, a brand that Xi Duan would support shouldn’t be too bad, right?

Concerning the matter of looking for a brand ambassador, Duan Shu Tong did not know anything about it until the following day. He received the news from Zhai Jun [through WeChat], who said that he had found a popular actress to endorse them, and that they were in the process of negotiation.

Duan Shu Tong: Why are we suddenly looking for a brand ambassador?

Zhai Jun: Young Master Duan, when all is said and done, the number of people who pay attention to discussion forums and Weibo is still a small number. The sales volume of No. 1 is currently declining, and the research of No. 2 needs funding. And we still need to repay a loan. It was He Run who suggested that we get a brand ambassador and the company voted in agreement to this proposal.

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

Duan Shu Tong felt puzzled. How could a person like He Run put forward this kind of suggestion?

But since the advantages of finding a brand ambassador outweighed the disadvantages, Duan Shu Tong would not refuse, so he casually asked: Which actress did you look for?

Zhai Jun: Lin Man Man. She’s very popular recently. Have you heard of her?

Duan Shu Tong: …

Not only has he heard of her, he has also called her before. But with all the resources she has, how could she accept an endorsement from them?

This incident was weird from beginning to end. Duan Shu Tong carefully combed through the situation. Tracing the origins back to He Run and then thinking about it some more… all roads led to Xi Duan.

But to him, this was the most impossible thing to believe.

While Duan Shu Tong was pondering the matter, he suddenly received a message from Xi Duan: Pei Ruo Wei is no longer in danger. When will you return?

Duan Shu Tong tapped away at his screen and replied: Any time is fine.

Xi Duan: I’ll pick you up at seven tomorrow morning, is that okay?

Duan Shu Tong smiled and replied: Of course.

Going back to his previous thoughts, Duan Shu Tong hesitantly started to type out a few words in his phone, but then deleted them. He started over again, deleted them again, and repeated this process several more times, but in the end he did not know how to put his thoughts into words.

Prev | Contents | Next

As voted by the patrons, today’s bonus update goes to MLHE! ^-^

---

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 49 – President Xi’s Bargaining Chip

The Lin family and Li family quickly learned of what happened at the hospital. Lin Man Man wasn’t someone with a good temperament, and her family members were very protective of her shortcomings, especially Lin Huan, this siscon. He immediately announced that they were ending all cooperation with the Li family, and began to target all the Li family companies that were under Li Xiao’s management.

Li Xiao’s companies were facing a heavy blow, and he was under great pressure. He did not have any time at all to go and snatch Pei Ruo Wei back.

The Li family expressed that as long as Lin Man Man was willing, they would definitely control Li Xiao so that he would never have other women.

But Lin Man Man wasn’t looking to abuse herself. She used to like Li Xiao because she felt that among her peers Li Xiao was considered the best and thus worthy of her.

As for her thoughts on him now? She thought he was way too incompetent. He couldn’t even handle a girl of common origins, and even got knocked down a few pegs by Xi Duan at the hospital. What use did she have for such a useless guy? It’s not like he was the only man in the world. The line of suitors for Lin Man Man stretched from Yan City to Hai City.

So she decisively chose to break off the marriage contract with Li Xiao.

But there was one more thing that she had to pay attention to. She was a popular actress, but in her impulsive anger she went to the hospital to slap Li Xiao across the face without disguising herself. There was a chance that she might have been photographed.

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

Knowing that Renguang was now under the Xi family’s control, she contacted Xi Duan.

“Miss Lin,” Xi Duan knew her intentions for calling him, and said straightforwardly, “All the photographed images of you at Renguang has already been recovered.”

Lin Man Man realized why her father and her brother had always praised Xi Duan. This impeccable way of doing things was enough to see how extraordinary he was.

“Can you give it to me?” she asked.

Xi Duan replied: “I am a businessman.”

Lin Man Man smiled: “Of course. Name a price.”

She thought that Xi Duan have already thought of a price, but then the other side of the phone fell silent, as if hesitating.

After a while, she heard Xi Duan say: “If I remember correctly, Miss Lin had once received an advertisement endorsement.”

Lin Man Man worked in the entertainment industry, so her emotional intelligence was definitely not low. After a little thought, she figured it out. She rolled her eyes and smiled: “Can you tell me something? Yesterday, at the hospital you said you were ‘entrusted with her care.’ Exactly who entrusted you with her care?”

Without waiting for Xi Duan to respond, she went on to say: “Let me guess, could it be Young Master Duan?”

After finding out about Pei Ruo Wei’s existence, the Lin family naturally investigated her background. They all agreed that Pei Ruo Wei, who was born as a commoner, was simply poisonous. She not only bewildered Li Xiao, but also bewildered Duan Shu Tong.

As for the part of the report that involved Xi Duan, they had automatically ignored it.

How could a business giant like Xi Duan like Pei Ruo Wei? Just thinking about it made people feel disillusioned.

However, Xi Duan and Duan Shu Tong have a good relationship, so she was a bit mindful.

Xi Duan admitted candidly: “It’s him.”

“So what President Xi meant just now is that you want me to be the brand ambassador for the Spring and Autumn Hall?” Lin Man Man asked.

She knew that the Spring and Autumn Hall was popular nowadays, but she felt it beneath her dignity to use their products.

Because she was accustomed to using famous international brands, she was afraid that her skin might be damaged after using the Spring and Autumn Hall’s products, something that was produced within the country. In addition, the proce of the Spring and Autumn Hall’s products was too low. It was not even a fraction of the price of the products that she was currently using. She was afraid of her value as a star dropping if she were to use such cheap products.

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

But it was still possible for her to be a brand ambassador. It was just that she had never expected that someone like Xi Duan would hang around with people like Young Master Duan. Not only was Xi Duan helping him take care of Pei Ruo Wei, but he was also helping him to find a brand ambassador.

What was so special about that Duan Shu Tong?

Xi Duan made a sound of agreement.

Lin Man Man then asked: “What if the Spring and Autumn Hall doesn’t need a brand ambassador?”

“I will still send you the photos as before.”

Only then did Lin Man Man feel relieved. As soon as she hung up, she received a call from her agent.

“Man Man, you are free now, do you want to take an endorsement?”

Lin Man Man: “…What kind of endorsement?”

Prev | Contents | Next

As chosen by the readers, today’s bonus update goes to MLHE! ^-^

---

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 48 – Concerning How to Teach Children

Xi Yu almost jumped up from the bed in shock. He stared at Duan Shu Tong fiercely.

“Why?! Obviously he cursed at me first!”

“Oh, that’s easy then. When they arrive, you can curse at them first.”

Xi Yu: “…”

Xi Duan: “…”

Seeing the dumbstruck looks on the two of them, Duan Shu Tong suppressed a smile and said: “I was just joking. There is actually a better way.”

Both the older Xi and younger Xi had ‘I don’t believe you’ written across their faces.

Duan Shu Tong said seriously: “He was in the wrong for cursing at you, and he should own up to his fault. You were in the wrong for hitting him, so you do indeed have to apologize to him. Let’s be fair, okay?”

Youngsters’ worldview was pure black or white. They think that what’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong, and that things should be fair no matter what.

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

There was a slight change in Xi Yu’s expression, and the look in his eyes was not as filled with rejection as before. It seemed like he agreed tacitly with Duan Shu Tong’s words.

He didn’t want much, just an apology from the other person. He wasn’t the one who provoked trouble first, so why did his uncle insist on him apologizing to the other person?

Seeing the teenager turn his head to the side with a pout on his face, Duan Shu Tong tilted his head and winked at Xi Duan. Xi Duan was taken aback for a moment. The corners of his lips could not help but curve up for a second, and then quickly fell back down.

With a good beginning, things would be easier to handle later.

Xi Duan took Xi Yu to the other party’s hospital ward. Before he could speak, the other person’s parents saw him and their originally angry expressions disappeared immediately. Instead, their attitudes became cautious and even slightly flattering.

“Ah, so it was the [honorable] child from President Xi’s family. That’s really embarrassing [for us]. It’s our family’s child who has been naughty. We’re really sorry to have offended Young Master Xi.” The middle-aged man with a beer belly swatted his son on the back of the head, “Quick! Apologize to Young Master Xi!”

The boy on the bed looked like he could not believe what he had heard. The tall and imposing image of the father that he had always worshiped and revered collapsed with a loud rumble.

The boy’s face turned red. At the urging of his father, he apologized to Xi Yu while resisting his tears.

Xi Yu sneered. They’re making it seem as if he was the bully. There was not even a bit of sincerity in that apology.

“Then I’ll also say sorry too. At that time, I saw that you were too ugly. My hands itched and I couldn’t help it.”

Xi Duan’s expression sunk somewhat. Disregarding the parents’ eager attempts to chat with him, he took Xi Yu and left.

Seeing the uncle and nephew pair come out with sullen faces, Duan Shu Tong exasperatedly held his forehead in his hand.

He observed Xi Yu’s expression and said with concern: “What’s the matter? Was the other party unwilling to apologize?”

Seeing that Xi Duan was about to speak, Duan Shu Tong surreptitiously poked him in the hand and motioned for him not to speak yet.

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

Sensitive young people hated being misunderstood. You couldn’t come at them with a criticizing tone from the get go.

Sure enough, Xi Yu’s expression softened, and he became a little bit more enthusiastic towards Duan Shu Tong, “Duan-ge, they didn’t apologize sincerely at all, and they were forced to…” He secretly glanced at Xi Duan, “Since they are not sincere, then why should I apologize with sincerity? I won’t do it!”

“That makes sense,” Duan Shu Tong nodded with a smile. “Now that the matter is resolved, let’s go home first.”

At the entrance of the hospital, Xi Yu was obviously still having trouble with Xi Duan, so he ran to the other car to sit with Cen Ning, which left Duan Shu Tong and Xi Duan in the same car.

There was a car freshener in the vehicle and it was a refreshing scent.

Duan Shu Tong leaned back and looked at Xi Duan’s profile with an expression that was like a smile yet not a smile.

Xi Duan finally couldn’t help but said, “Why did you say that to him?”

“Then why did you insist on him apologizing? He was wrong, but not entirely responsible.”

Xi Duan was silent.

Duan Shu Tong approached him slightly and said with a smile: “Are you thinking that as long as you took him over, the other party would definitely apologize, so you just wanted Xi Yu to be responsible for his mistakes, am I right?”

“You…” Xi Duan was surprised at his sharpness.

“Maybe you shouldn’t continue to treat him as a child,” Duan Shu Tong said seriously, “When he was a child, you could be a little tougher when he was not reasonable, but now he can understand the truth, it is better to change to another way of guidance.”

He understood Xi Duan’s psychology. Parents often think that their children are ignorant and can’t understand what they say, so it is better to make use of the parents’ dignity and strength to make the children follow their own wishes and avoid bumps in the road.

Xi Duan asked Xi Yu to apologize, because he wanted him to recognize his mistake and be responsible for it.

It wasn’t wrong per se, but the meaning of equal communication was missing. And what children needed most was respect and equality.

Xi Duan was silent for a long time. He sighed so lightly that it was almost imperceptible. He turned towards Duan Shu Tong. A ray of light seemed to have flashed across his dark eyes.

“It was my fault.”

The perpetually indifferent big shot of the business world was showing weakness at this moment, but instead of cutting a sorry figure, on the contrary… it made others feel a bit sad.

Xi Yu could be reckless now, because Xi Duan was there to watch his back.

When Xi Duan was Xi Yu’s age, he had experienced the death of his beloved brother and the passing away of his parents. Faced with his confused and ignorant nephew, he could only grit his teeth and hold down the fort in spite of adversity. It took more than ten years to turn the collapsed mansion into a strong fortress.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

“It’s not your fault,” Duan Shu Tong comforted softly, “Everyone is a beginner at teaching children at some point in time. Take it slowly.”

Xi Duan raised his lips. There was a bit of a smile in his gaze: “You’re not a beginner?”

Duan Shu Tong: “…” Could he say that he has taught many orphans in his previous life?

For the questions he couldn’t answer, he decisively changed the subject and fled from them.

“I heard that Ren Guang is a property of the Li family, so how did you rescue Pei Ruo Wei from Li Xiao?”

Xi Duan slowly reduced his smile, and said lightly: “Coincidentally, starting from a few days ago, it was no longer their property.”

Duan Shu Tong: “…”

Prev | Contents | Next

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 47 – Concerning How to Teach Children

“Why do I have to apologize?! I’m not apologizing! I’m not in the wrong!”

The angry shouts of the youth inside the ward could be clearly heard from the corridor. Cen Ning paid careful attention to the situation inside and answered the phone, “Young Master Duan, you can also hear it. It’s not that President Xi is not responding to your messages, he really is unable to attend to other things at the moment.”

It couldn’t be helped, as President Xi’s special assistant, Cen Ning has long heard of President Xi’s nephew’s fighting prowess.

Duan Shu Tong expressed his understanding: “Then I will go to the hospital for a look.”

After he got home, no matter how long he waited he still didn’t get any news from Xi Duan. He sent messages through WeChat, but still got no response, so he could only call Cen Ning.

Now he knew that Pei Ruo Wei was safe and protected, and that Xi Duan was dealing with a fight between his nephew and the other person involved and could not leave the hospital for a while, so he decided to come.

This young master of the Xi family seemed to be a bit wild indeed.

Xi Yu was a decade younger than Xi Duan and was in a rebellious period. Due to Xu Duan’s preoccupation with his work, the relationship between uncle and nephew was not close, and there were even rumors that Xi Yu hated Xi Duan, and that sooner or later, there would be internal strife as the uncle and nephew pair would be fighting over ownership of the Xi family.

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

Duan Shu Tong didn’t think that Xi Duan would compete with his nephew over the Xi family. With Xi Duan’s ability, he could completely create another conglomerate like the Xi family, or even surpass the Xi family.

The reason that he worked like his life depended on it was all for the sake of giving Xi Yu a better and indestructible Xi family to inherit.

Thinking of the bruises under the man’s eyes, Duan Shu Tong couldn’t help feeling a little bit empathetic, and he didn’t know whether he was feeling distressed for Xi Duan or for himself in his previous life.

At the door of the ward, Duan Shu Tong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when he heard about the situation from Cen Ning.

The President Xi who passed like thunder and moved like the wind*, who was an invincible presence in the business world, seemed to be a bit clumsy in handling family relationships. It was no wonder that Xi Yu always opposed him.

[*T/N: “pass like thunder and move like the wind” is a Chinese idiom meaning one who is swift and decisive in their reactions]

Of course, Xi Duan did not have any ulterior motives or bad intentions towards Xi Yu, but Xi Yu was in his adolescence and his way of thinking was still indeterminate. In addition, his parents passed away when he was a child, so he lacked a sense of security. He was naturally extremely repulsed by Xi Duan’s strong and intense way of doing things.

Xi Yu might see Xi Duan as an enemy if even one person by his side were to secretly incite disharmony between the two.

Such things were not uncommon, but Duan Shu Tong has seen a few cases with his own eyes.

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

There was no more sound coming from within the ward. The two, uncle and nephew, were most likely in a stalemate.

Cen Ning did not dare to interfere with the boss’s personal matters, but Duan Shu Tong did not want to see Xi Duan being misunderstood. After thinking about it, he stepped forward and knocked on the door to the ward.

“Enter.” The man’s familiar voice sounded a bit tired.

Duan Shu Tong pushed open the door and entered. He saw Xi Duan standing at the end of the hospital bed. His gaze was deep and faraway when he looked over. There was also a bit of helplessness and exasperation mixed into that gaze. He seemed to be at his wit’s end concerning his only relative.

Xi Duan thought it was Cen Ning, but it was Duan Shu Tong who came in. He was taken aback, and then he realized: “Sorry, I forgot to send you a message.”

“It’s okay,” Duan Shu Tong approached. He reached out and patted Xi Duan’s drooping arm and smiled warmly, “Sit down first and then talk.”

Xi Duan’s natural aura was already strong, and his physique was tall to boot. It was easy to give people a sense of oppression when he looked at someone while standing up. Talking in such a posture would definitely make the sensitive teenager, Xi Yu, produce a rejecting mentality.

Xi Duan listened to his words and sat on the small sofa by the windows, dropping his line of gaze.

While waiting for Xi Duan to sit still, Duan Shu Tong had time to study Xi Yu, who was leaning on the hospital bed.

There was a gauze patch on the boy’s head. Cen Ning had just infrmed him that Xi Yu got injured on the head and had even required two stitches to sew the wound close.

Underneath the gauze patch, the youth’s eyebrows were thick and stylish, like unsheathed swords. They were the exact same shape as Xi Duan’s eyebrows, but the eyes beneath the brows were somewhat different from Xi Duan’s.

Xi Duan’s eyes were slightly narrow and long, giving people the feeling that he was shrewd and capable, cold and majestic. Xi Yu’s eyes were slightly rounded, and they looked innocent and candid, but right now they were occupied by anger and doubt, and they looked a little arrogant.

He stared at Duan Shu Tong and asked, “Who are you? Are you his assistant?”

Before Duan Shu Tong could answer, Xi Duan raised his eyes and warned: “Xi Yu.”

Xi Yu snorted and didn’t even look at him, but at Duan Shu Tong. It was as if asides from himself, there was only Duan Shu Tong in the room.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

Duan Shu Tong was not angry at all. He smiled and said: “I am your uncle’s friend. My name is Duan Shu Tong. Pleased to meet you, Xi Yu.”

“Tch!” Xi Yu rolled his eyes, “Yeah, right. What kind of friends can he have?”

Duan Shu Tong has seen a lot of bear children*, and he was not shocked at all.

[*T/N: 熊孩子 “bear child” – unruly child / brat / little devil]

He said frankly: “Ce-ge has already told me the whole story. Actually, I don’t think your uncle should have you go apologize.”

Xi Yu’s eyes lit up when he heard those words, and the depression in his eyes seemed to disappear. “Do you really think so?”

Xi Duan also looked at Duan Shu Tong. His eyebrows crinkled slightly.

Duan Shu Tong gave him a reassuring look. Leaning leisurely against the wall, he adopted a posture that said he was ready for a patient for chat.

“You had a quarrel with the other party. You got so angry that you hit the other person a few times. While he was resisting, he cut your head open with a tree branch. When you saw the blood, you got scared and accidentally broke his arm, am I right?”

Xi Yu stiffened his neck and retorted: “I wasn’t scared!”

Duan Shu Tong ignored the teenager’s ego. His eyes were extremely gentle, “In fact, there is a way to get the best of both worlds, which can save you from apologizing and eliminate the other person’s anger.”

Xi Yu suddenly revealed a smile. He said contemptuously and disdainfully: “Isn’t it all fine if money is used to compensate?”

“Now there’s an idea,” Duan Shu Tong clapped his hand and praised, “How about this, I’ll call the other person’s parents over, let them beat you up to release their anger, and then throw enough money at you, what do you think?”

Prev | Contents | Next

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 46 – Within One’s Remit

After Duan Shu Tong left, Xi Duan and Cen Ning walked directly into the hospital, completely ignoring Li Xiao.

Li Xiao was embarrassed and couldn’t help clenching his fists. His eyes almost bled red with blood. If these two people had not swindled and abducted Ruo Wei, he would not have done what he did, and Ruo Wei would not have gotten hurt.

Fortunately, Ruo Wei was fine; otherwise he would not forgive them!

“President Xi,” Li Xiao suddenly took a step forward, blocking the entrance to Pei Ruo Wei’s ward. “This is a matter between her and me. It has nothing to do with you.”

Cen Ning, who was watching, thought to himself: It didn’t matter if this situation did not concern President Xi before, because now it has become his concern. Since he promised Young Master Duan, the boss definitely would not break his promise.

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

Xi Duan finally turned his gaze to Li Xiao. He was a few centimeters taller than Li Xiao. His glacial expression gave the impression that he was looking disdainfully at Li Xiao out of the corner of his eye. It was like a warning look.

“Openly breaking the law and committing a crime, this matter really has nothing to do with me.”

“You!” Li Xiao panted roughly, “Xi Duan, Ruo Wei is pregnant, with my child, I will marry her, you and Duan Shu Tong stop meddling in our business!”

The sound of high-heeled shoes approached from far away, and a beautiful woman came up to Li Xiao. His eyes widened in surprise. The woman raised her hand and slapped him across the face!

“Li Xiao, you really amaze me.” Lin Man Man’s voice was quaking and filled with suffocating anger. After slapping Li Xiao, she wanted to rush into the ward.

Experiencing betrayal by her fiancé, she could not calm down. She really wanted to see what the woman who bewitched the Li family’s heir looked like.

With swelling and painful cheeks, Li Xiao cut a sorry figure. He raised his head, unable to restrain his anger: “Lin Man Man! What are you doing?!” He didn’t forget to block her entrance into the ward even as he shouted at her.

Lin Man Man was so angry that her face twisted into a smile instead: “You’ve dishonored me so much. This slap of mine is considered quite light.”

She was the honorable daughter of the Lin family. When has she ever suffered such grievances? Li Xiao really stepped over the line!

Li Xiao wanted to refute, but then he saw a team of medical staff approaching them. The leader of the group adopted a respectful expression upon laying eyes on Xi Duan.

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

“President Xi, we came to arrange a new hospital ward for Miss Pei.”

Xi Duan nodded lightly, “Thank you, Director Han.”

Director Han waved his hand hurriedly and said with a smile: “I do not deserve your thanks, President Xi.” Then he directed the doctors and nurses into the ward.

Li Xiao felt that something was wrong, and stretched out his arm to stop him. “What is the meaning of this? Why are you changing wards? Director Han, the dean and I had an agreement…”

Director Han interrupted him with a smile, “Miss Pei’s current situation requires a peaceful place to recuperate. And this place is indeed quite noisy.”

After he finished speaking, he forcefully broke through Li Xiao’s blockade and led the medical staff into the ward to wheel the unconscious Pei Ruo Wei out of the room.

Li Xiao didn’t understand what was going on. He was worried that if he tried to fight them over this he would hurt Pei Ruo Wei again, so he could only watch Pei Ruo Wei leave his sight.

Wasn’t the Li family investing in this hospital? Why did the dean suddenly change his mind?

He couldn’t help looking at Xi Duan.

Xi Duan didn’t want to waste his breath on Li Xiao at all. Pei Ruo Wei has now been transferred to a special ward, and Li Xiao would not be able to get in without his permission.

He no longer needed to stay here and waste his time, so he turned and left.

“President Xi!” Lin Man Man suddenly called out to him. There was a bit of hesitance on her peach-like face. “Do you like her too?”

She didn’t even know Pei Ruo Wei’s name. Just now, she only got a quick glimpse of the other woman. Her complexion was wan, and she looked so dreary and colorless. What was the appeal? Even someone like Xi Duan had to work hard for her.

Xi Duan turned his head to look at her. His gaze was as calm as always. And he looked way too serious for no reason at all. “No. I was simply entrusted with her care.”

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

‘Tch.” Li Xiao sneered and said sarcastically, “Don’t think that I don’t know you gave her flowers before!”

Xi Duan sighed secretly after hearing those words. He really regretted what he did before, and now he couldn’t wash himself clean of this.

Cen Ning glanced at his boss’s expression, and he couldn’t help the jolt that went through his body. He actually saw a regretful expression on President Xi’s face!

This was an event worthy of celebration!

Xi Duan did not explain any more, and left the hospital without bidding farewell or excusing himself.

Liu Zhi Fei had yet to return from driving Duan Shu Tong home, but there were more than one chauffeur in the Xi family. When he got out of the hospital, there was already a car waiting for him.

As soon as Xi Duan got in the car and was about to send a message to Duan Shu Tong, he received a call from the housekeeper.

“Uncle Sun.”

“Sir, you are busy with work, and I didn’t want to disturb you, but knowing that you have returned to Yan City, I think I should tell you something.”

“What is it?”

If Uncle Sun was looking for him it could only be something related to his nephew, Xi Yu.

Uncle Sun said: “The Young Master got into a fight with someone today, and he was injured a little bit. He is in Renguang Hospital. Do you want to go see him?”

Xi Duan pinched the center of his eyebrows, “Exactly which consulting room is he in?”

After getting the detailed information, he hung up, got out of the car and went into the hospital again.

Prev | Contents | Next

As voted by the patrons, today’s bonus update goes to MLHE! ^-^

---

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 45 – Within One’s Remit

Duan Shu Tong wanted to go to the police at first, but then he thought about how he was just making conjectures with no substantial evidence. Furthermore, in the story “CEO’s Letter” the law did not apply to the male protagonist. He was worried that Li Xiao would have the “get out of jail free” buff*, so he hesitated again.

[*T/N: Buff was written in English in the raws. A reference to buffs in games.]

Standing outside of Pei Ruo Wei’s apartment, he took a deep breath to calm himself down.

It just so happened that Xi Duan had sent people to help Pei Ruo Wei move out, and Liu Zhi Fei was the one in charge.

When he saw Duan Shu tong, Liu Zhi Fei revealed a sincere and enthusiastic smile, “Young Master Duan, are you here to pick up Miss Pei?”

Duan Shu Tong frowned slightly, “Pei Ruo Wei is gone. I’m sorry Liu-ge, making you come here for no reason.”

“Gone?” Liu Zhi Fei’s simple and honest features scrunched up. He quickly turned around to call Xi Duan. He did not dare to tarry on matters concerning Young Master Duan and Miss Pei.

Xi Duan received the call and listened to Liu Zhi Fei talk for a bit, and then he asked him to hand the phone over to Duan Shu Tong.

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

“Apologies.” Duan Shu Tong’s voice was somewhat hoarse. “I did not think things through completely. I did not expect Li Xiao to do this.”

He blamed himself deeply.

Xi Duan’s warm and gentle words passed through the ice-cold phone, as if he was placating Duan Shu Tong, “It’s Li Xiao’s fault, it has nothing to do with you. Don’t worry. I will take care of this. Go home now. I will be there in a while.”

“Okay.”

Duan Shu Tong knew that he could not help. Although it would not be considered a difficult matter to locate Pei Ruo Wei using the Duan family’s wealth, he subconsciously did not want to disturb his family when it came to matters involving the male and female lead.

With Xi Duan on the case, there shouldn’t be any problems now.

His only concern was whether Li Xiao knew that Pei Ruo Wei was pregnant, and what would he do if Li Xiao hurt Pei Ruo Wei by accident while not knowing.

After learning that she was pregnant, Pei Ruo Wei has been very careful.

But Li Xiao did not know that she was pregnant, so he dragged her to the car forcibly. In the process, because Pei Ruo Wei resisted, his methods also became more unyielding.

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

On the road, Pei Ruo Wei noticed that her abdomen was feeling uncomfortable. She was covered in cold sweat, but because it was night, Li Xiao did not notice it at all.

Perhaps it was out of grievance towards Li Xiao, or perhaps she did not want to show weakness to Li Xiao, but Pei ruo Wei gritted her teeth all the way, and did not let out a single groan.

It was not until he returned to Yan City that Li Xiao finally realized that something was wrong, and in a panic, he immediately sent Pei Ruo Wei to the hospital.

The Xi family had a wide network of contacts. Even if Li Xiao wanted to hide this, he could not. All Xi Duan had to do was make a phone call and he was able to gather all the information he needed.

Duan Shu Tong asked for leave from Zhai Jun, and then he rushed to Yan City with Xi Duan.

“How is she doing now?”

Because of his guilt, Duan Shu Tong was quite concerned about Pei Ruo Wei’s situation.

Xi Duan sat next to the young man, and slightly turned his head to stare at his upset face. The worry in those peach blossom eyes made Xi Duan’s chest feel ineffably stuffy.

That’s right, when it came to feelings how could you give them up just because you said you wanted to?

[T/N: The above line is Xi Duan thinking this about Duan Shu Tong.]

Xi Duan retracted his gaze and spoke lightly: “Her condition has stabilized, both her and the baby are fine.”

Duan Shu Tong finally set down the rock in his chest. Thinking that a busy person like Xi Duan would accompany him to Yan City, he couldn’t help but smile. Feeling ashamed, he said: “Thank you.”

Xi Duan’s tone was cold: “It’s my duty.”

Duan Shu Tong was taken aback. That was right. Logically speaking, Xi Duan liked Pei Ruo Wei so much, so of course he would not just sit idly by.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

In contrast, he had said that he was going to give up on Pei Ruo Wei, but he was still showing how much he cared for her. Although he knew his own thoughts and feelings, in the eyes of others, wouldn’t it look like he was still carrying a torch for her?

It was no wonder that Xi Duan seemed unhappy.

After thinking about this, he secretly made up his mind.

When they arrived at the entrance of Yanshi Renguang Hospital, Duan Shu Tong got off the car first. With as much sincerity in his tone as possible, he said: “It suddenly occurred to me that I haven’t been home for a long time. I want to go home to see my parents, so I won’t go to see Miss Pei.”

Xi Duan looked at him steadily for a few seconds. He was expressionless.

“Why?”

“I am relieved now that I know that she is safe.” Duan Shu Tong was surprised by his peculiar mood, but he persevered with his own way of thinking.

Xi Duan probably understood what he meant. Duan Shu Tong intended to draw a line between himself and Pei Ruo Wei in front of Xi Duan.

His long eyelashes drooped slightly, and then lifted up again. He decided to tell him frankly: “You have misunderstood, I am not in lo…”

“You guys came earlier than I thought.” Li Xiao suddenly appeared. His hoarse and angry voice interrupted Duan Shu Tong’s words.

The blue veins on Xi Duan’s forehead jumped. He lowered his head and adjusted his collar, as if he hadn’t noticed the appearance of Li Xiao, and then he said to Duan Shu Tong: “I’ll have Xiao Liu send you back first.” He lifted a hand to stop the young man’s words of refusal. “I will contact you when things are done.”

Duan Shu Tong glanced at Li Xiao, who had a dark look on his face, and he secretly gauged the combat power of the two. Selfishly, he felt that Li Xiao lost to Xi Duan.

If he stayed, it would cause trouble for Xi Duan instead. It was better to go home and see his parents. So he left.

Prev | Contents | Next

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 44 – Illegal Detention is a Crime

Before Duan Shu Tong could unravel the puzzle, he received a call from Duan Si Fu.

His sister has always been consistently like a passing thunder and moving wind*.

[*T/N: like a passing thunder and moving wind – Chinese idiom meaning “swift and decisive reaction”]

“Our parents don’t go online much. Even if the people at the company are aware, they would not take the initiative to tell them. I also don’t intend to have them worry. Clear Sky Has Eyes is from Yalan, but there is a discord between him and Yalan. They just want to seize this opportunity to expose the dark secrets of the industry.”

Duan Shu Tong breathed a sigh of relief, “Now it finally makes sense. But what kind of disagreement does this person have with Yalan?”

It couldn’t be that they have also encountered the same thing as He Run, right?

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

He didn’t guess wrong. Duan Si Fu replied: “He is dissatisfied with the fact that his research and development results have been forcibly taken, but he has tolerated it so far. Then he saw how popular you were and he just so happens to know about He Run’s situation, so he decided to put up a fight.”

Wasn’t this a situation of either the fish dies or the net splits*?

[*T/N: either the fish dies or the net splits – Chinese idiom meaning “a life or death struggle,” although I’m pretty sure it’s not that extreme in this case. It’s more like he’s risking his livelihood to expose the industry.]

Most likely Yalan would not continue to keep him, and other companies also wouldn’t dare to hire him. He also splashed dirty water on Duan Shu Tong, so the Spring and Autumn Hall definitely wouldn’t employ him.

“Thank you sister,” Duan Shu Tong smiled sincerely. “You’re so busy but you still helped me with this matter.”

Duan Si Fu was not used to such sappy words. She coughed lightly and said solemnly: “You are my brother. Moreover, the Spring Flower No. 1 that you sent back is really effective. Both Mom and I have used it.”

Although Duan Si Fu and Mrs. Duan did not have hyper pigmentation on their faces, Spring Flower No. 1 still had excellent moisturizing and wrinkle-removing properties. After using the product, both of their skin quality was really rejuvenated.

Duan Shu Tong was touched. He paused for a moment and finally asked, “Do you really believe that I made Spring Flower No. 1 by myself?”

Did she not have even the slightest doubt?

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

Duan Si Fu said without hesitation: “We know what kind of personality you have. No matter how naughty you are, you will not steal other people’s things. You probably don’t remember. You studied medicine with Grandfather when you were young, and you especially liked manufacturing medicine. You even personally made a medicine packet for us. We still have it.”

The medicine was gone, but the packet holding the medicine was still there.

“Grandpa has always praised you for being talented, but after Grandpa passed away, you…”

Speaking of this, Duan Si Fu stopped abruptly, “I have something to do here. I will talk again when I have time.”

The superwoman* neatly hung up the phone.

[*T/N: successful career woman]

Duan Shu Tong stared at the phone in his palm. He suddenly raised his lips and smiled. His eyes filled with emotion and relief.

The feeling of being trusted by family was really great.

The buried memory of the original host gradually appeared in his mind under the influence of Duan Si Fu’s words.

It was a very long memory, and it was vague. He couldn’t see it clearly.

He could only vaguely remember that Grandpa Duan died because of a doctor-patient dispute. Face with this tragedy, the original host’s faith was shaken. However, Grandpa Duan hoped that he would not waste his talent. His heart was filled with contradictory and painful emotions.

The original host was originally soft and kind by nature. Otherwise he would not have stood by the female lead with steadfast loyalty.

At this moment, Pei Ruo Eei suddenly sent him a WeChat message: You told me before that you have a friend who could rent me their house, that the security is good, and that it’s in Shan Quan Villa. I looked into it. That area is full of villas. Is the rent really only one thousand five hundred yuan?

[T/N: At the time of translation the conversion rate is 1500 RMB = 232.68 USD]

In Yan City, renting a small single room was more than one thousand five hundred yuan. Although Shan Quan County was remote, one thousand five hundred yuan was really too low for a villa.

Duan Shu Tong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. If Pei Ruo Wei knew that the house was his, and that in order to let her live in it, he had to move out into someone else’s house, she would definitely never agree to move over.

He’s playing middleman to a friend conjured from thin air, so he could only make up some nonsense.

So he replied glibly: This is how my friend sets the price.

Pei Ruo Wei: Thank you.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

Duan Shu Tong did not text back anymore. He put the phone into his pocket. Presumably, Pei Ruo Wei must really be at a loss, otherwise she would not accept his help so easily.

Let’s just call it being a Good Samaritan. Tonight he would go back and pack up his things, so that Pei Ruo Wei could move in as soon as possible, otherwise Li Xiao might come again, and Duan Shu Tong was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to stop him again.

Facts have proved that Li Xiao was crazier than he thought.

When Pei Ruo Wei couldn’t be contacted the next day, Duan Shu Tong realized that something serious might have happened.

He first ran to the place where Pei Ruo Wei lived. After knocking on the door for a while, there was no response. The kind neighbor next door informed him that Pei Ruo Wei had gone out to buy things yesterday and had never come back.

Duan Shu Tong immediately called Li Xiao, and Li Xiao answered very quickly.

“Duan Shu Tong.”

“Li Xiao, where is Pei Ruo Wei?”

“What are you talking about? I don’t understand at all.” Li Xiao said indifferently.

Anger rushed to Duan Shu Tong’s head. According to Li Xiao’s character, if he hadn’t done it, he would definitely not have such a lukewarm reaction when he learned that Pei Ruo Wei was missing.

His voice was terribly low, “ you should know that illegal detention is a crime.”

“Ha!” Li Xiao sneered. “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

Then he hung up the phone decisively.

Duan Shu Tong called again, but he got the busy tone.

He felt extremely guilty, and thought himself incompetent. Whether Pei Ruo Wei loved Li Xiao or not, Li Xiao’s behavior really touched his bottom line.

Prev | Contents | Next

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 43 – Illegal Detention is a Crime

Yalan was a well-known skin care company, headquarted in Hai City.

Compared to the Spring and Autumn Hall, Yalan was definitely a behemoth, but compared to the Xi Corporation, they were like little ants.

Based on Xi Duan’s status and contacts, it was as easy as blowing off dust for him to find out the identity of “Clear Sky Has Eyes.”

Duan Shu Tong understood this very well, but what he was puzzled about wasn’t this point, rather, he was wondering why Xi Duan paid attention to this trivial matter and even helped him out so much.

Seeing that the young man did not say word, Xi Duan opened his mouth and asked, “Shu Tong?”

Duan Shu Tong came back to his senses. He kept picking at the cap of the rollerball pen in his hand. His eyes turned cold and sharp, “I recall that Director He’s first job was precisely at Yalan.”

“En,” Xi Duan paused for a few seconds, “If you need anything, come and find me.”

The cold in young man’s eyes instantly melted away and a smile spread across his face, “Okay, thank you.”

“Also,” Xi Duan said in a slightly hesitant tone, “Right now the Internet is up in a storm, so you won’t have time to move house, I’ll send someone to go help you, and I’ll make proper arrangements for Miss Pei.”

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

Duan Shu Tong subconsciously wanted to refuse. He had already told Pei Ruo Wei that he would pick her up tomorrow night. The fierce online disturbance should not have an effect on reality, right? But this was a perfect opportunity.

He could not stick his nose in the relationship between the third male lead and the female lead, but he also could not become an obstacle to the third male lead.

“Okay.” He agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Duan Shu Tong decisively got up and went to go find He Run.

He Run was also waiting for him to come. The first sentence he said upon seeing Duan Shu Tong was: “I worked in Yalan for a year. The Yalan boss’s son took away the research and development results.”

Duan Shu Tong nodded. Cen Ning had a good relationship with He Run. If he was the one that told He Run the identity of Clear Sky Has Eyes then that was to be expected.

“So Yalan is making assumptions.” Duan Shu Tong reached out and handed a document to He Run. “They thought that you developed Spring Flower No. 1, but I snatched it away.”

He Run took the document and glanced over it. His expression changed slightly, and his pupils trembled a little, “Spring Flower No. 2 already has a charter*?”

[*T/N: 章程 zhang cheng – charter (of a corporation)]

He quickly turned back a few pages and said in confusion: “Specializing in scar removal? If this level can be achieved, Spring Flower No. 2 is already beyond the scope of skin care products, right?”

He Run probably only talked so much only when it came to professional aspects.

Duan Shu Tong nodded and handed him a pen, “The Spring and Autumn Hall was formerly a medical hall. It started out in medicine. Later, it specialized in skin care products, but that was just a short-term strategy.”

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

He Run understood. After studying carefully, he signed the application report.

“Director He, I want to know if Yalan’s One Flower series is your creation.”

One Flower was a product that Yalan had been promoting in recent years. Duan Shu Tong had studied it when he first came to the Spring and Autumn Hall. Compared with other products on the market, it did indeed have its advantages.

He Run didn’t hide the truth anymore; “I was indeed the head of One Flower’s R&D team at the time.”

A large company like Yalan could not develop only one product within any one period of time. Generally, they would carry out several large projects at the same time. In those days, He Run’s skills were top notch, and he led a research team under the company’s orders.

After the successful development of One Flower, his sense of accomplishment at that time was beyond words, but reality forced his dream into the quagmire.

In the end, he chose to leave Yalan.

After experiencing several cruel realities, He Run was discouraged and ran to the remote Shan Quan County to survive.

Right now, Clear Sky Has Eyes was disclosing He Run’s experiences, but what they really wanted to do was to make people suspect that Duan Shu Tong was bullying others and snatching the R&D achievements of the “true big shot.”

[T/N: “big shot” as in the big shot of a particular field of study, in this case, it is skin care]

It was certainly a contemptible tactic, but there was no denying its effectiveness.

Under the guidance of Clear Sky Has Eyes, netizens suspected that Duan Shu Tong really stole the results of others. After all, He Run’s resume was very beautiful. It was much more convincing than Young Master Duan’s low-altitude scores.

It was self-evident who was the true big shot.

Feng Ran ate her popcorn on the sidelines. She wasn’t about to throw herself in the line of fire so easily. She had been slapped in the face once, and she knew this obviously rhythmic argument at a glance.

Some netizens were easy to fool, and Clear Sky Has Eyes were leading them around by the nose.

There was no name attached to the beautiful resume, but it was easy to look up who was the current director of the Spring and Autumn Hall’s R&D Department with just a few clicks.

This was tantamount to exposing He Run.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

With He Run’s identity exposed, some of his previous grievances would naturally be picked out.

There were sympathizers, and there were also haters. There were even some people who thought that He Run did not have any talent at all, and that all of this was just for hype.

Someone with a clear mind commented below: “The original blogger is offending all the skin care industry giants. Is it possible that they’re exposing He Run just to discredit Duan Shu Tong? With all due respect, it is really incomprehensible.”

Big companies all cherished their image, and since Clear Sky Has Eyes was from Yalan, then why were they also involving Yalan in this messy business?

Duan Shu Tong did not understand this logic. They wouldn’t put their reputation on the line just to throw dirt on him, would they?

Prev | Contents | Next

Prev | Contents | Next

Chapter 42 – Does President Xi Have this Much Free Time?

The Spring and Autumn Hall’s style was still solemn and indifferent like before. It was like a person assuming a world-weary face and casually tossing a picture over in response to the netizen’s insults.

The picture depicted a wall with a slogan on it, and the slogan said: Mistakes may not necessarily be hated forever, and at the present I am determined to be a new person*.

[*T/N: 新人 – The word used for “a new person” can also mean “newcomer” or “fresh talent.” It could be describing Duan Shu Tong as a newcomer or a fresh talent to the skincare scene, or it could just be a picture to troll the Internet haters.]

Huh? What was the meaning of this?

Were they playing the “a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold” card in order to get some sympathy points?

Feng Ran regarded this with disdain, and thought that it was better not to say anything.

She flipped through the comments.

Most of the comments were just name-calling, a portion of it was discussing the content of the picture, and only a small part of the audience responded with: hahahahaha.

What’s so funny?

Finally, one of the netizen’s revealed the truth: Oh my god, the Spring and Autumn Hall is really naughty. Isn’t this a slogan from inside prison? Hahahaha, it is really good to make fun of one self like this? After all, Young Master Duan was only punished for driving while intoxicated, and didn’t actually go to jail.

Translations are by vmnovels [dot] com, if you’re reading this anywhere else, then it was stolen.

Feng Ran checked the Internet. Turns out what that netizen said were the truth.

When she returned back to the comments area, the style of the comments have already changed, more and more people were posting prison slogans underneath [the picture]. It was very much like a large-scale legal system education column.

“A prodigal son returns to repent past mistakes, turning over a new leaf in the nick of time, and becoming reborn anew.”

“A prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold. Rebuilding his dreams to win in [life in] the future.”

“Actively transform and contribute to society.”

“Reform sincerely to grab hold of the future.”

The corners of Feng Ran’s mouth twitched. The staff member behind this naughty post was really talented [in social media]!

After this incident, the netizens found it boring to keep cursing [at Duan Shu Tong].

This slogan was right. Even prisoners could be rehabilitated after they were released from prison, so why couldn’t Young Master Duan do the same, after all, he didn’t commit some bloody atrocity that offended the heavens and human reason, right?

Moreover, Young Master Duan could talk the talk and walk the walk. He really did reform and was contributing to society.

Countless women have regained their confidence after using Spring Flower No. 1.

What if Young Master Duan choose to quit again after they scolded him too harshly? Not all girls have pigment spots. Since Young Master Duan could develop a product that lightened pigment spots, maybe he could also develop products for other situations.

Support the translator. Read this on vmnovels (dot) com

Seeing the gradual change in the way things were developing, the director of the propaganda department ordered the staff under him to use a different account to forward two pictures to the Spring and Autumn Hall’s official blog, and to add the text:

“From luxury cars to bicycle, the return of a prodigal son really can’t be bought for one thousand in gold.”

This account posted frequently, and it imitated the style of a lady who loved skincare, so it would not make people suspicious.

After seeing the two pictures, netizens turned directly into screaming chickens.

Feng Ran clicked on the post, and also could not help holding up a hand to her chest [in surprise].

The first picture was of the former Young Master Duan standing next to a big red sports car with a head of bleached hair. He oozed flirtatiousness, which dragged down his attractiveness index by a lot.

The second picture was of a handsome young man sitting on a bicycle. He held the bicycle handles with both hands and he had one foot propped on the ground. In the picture it looked like he had heard someone calling him, and his head was turned slightly. His peach blossom eyes were gentle and gorgeous against the sunset clouds in the horizon.

Feng Ran felt like she was struck in the heart.

The young man in the second photo was really her type!

It was not just Feng Ran. Many other netizens were also fascinated by the cyclist, and they all sighed with emotion, saying that Young Master Duan really has “changed beyond recognition” since the drunk driving incident.

Why must they use such fierce remarks against such a handsome and picturesque young man?

No matter how much Clear Sky Has Eyes tried to use “justice” to refute, no one would listen to him anymore.

Netizens expressed: Young Master Duan has mended his ways, so why are you still excoriating him so harshly?

Clear Sky Has Eyes was so stimulated that he shouted: The heavens are blind!

Feng Ran, who has been eating melon seeds until now*, only felt speechless. She decided not to pay attention to this person anymore. Isn’t it better to spread and share Spring Flower No. 1?

[*T/N: eating melon seeds – metaphor for watching from the sidelines]

The farce on the Internet died out just like that. After a wave of disputes, Duan Shu Tong’s previous incident could finally be turned over. No one would make gimmicks about “drunk driving” in the future.

Translations by Vanilla Muse.

However, Clear Sky Has Eyes uploaded a new post immediately afterwards. He posted a resume (a.k.a. curriculum vitae) and used a skeptical tone of voice to write an article: “The current director of the R&D department of the Spring and Autumn Hall has been in business for ten years. He was originally an outstanding student from a certain university. After graduation, he worked in many related companies. But he did not stay in any of them for long. Why don’t you guys take a guess at the reason?”

Seeing that He Run’s personal experience was about to be exposed, Duan Shu Tong felt that he could not continue to sit back and watch. He lowered his eyebrows and was just about to put a leash on this persistent Clear Sky Has Eyes when he received a call from Xi Duan.

“The identity of Clear Sky Has Eyes has been found. It’s someone from Ya Lan.”

Duan Shu Tong: ??? Does President Xi have this much free time?

Prev | Contents | Next